Call of Cthulhu and Propnomicon

Short blog post today. I decided to highlight another favorite website of mine, Propnomicon. The name being derived from the infamous Necronomicon of yore, Propnomicon is a gallery of horror-themed props from across the internet. Updated monthly, Propnomicon showcases both amateur and professional sculptures, carvings, books, and crafts that embody the Lovecraftian spirit.

The type of props and projects you'll see are quite varied and you  might wonder why certain things like old photographs and admission sheets for an insane asylum might be doing in there. The answer is a game called Call of Cthulhu, named after the H.P. Lovecraft story. Call of Cthulhu is a live-action roleplaying game (or LARP) that uses a wide variety of props to set the mood for a scenario that will be played out by a group of people. It's basically one of those fun murder-mystery parties mixed with ancient evil tentacle-faced demons, the difference being a game of Call of Cthulhu requires a bit more in the way of props and design to be pulled off right. Propnomicon is a massive resource for people planning these kinds of games, as you'll be able to see my checking out their "Resources" label on the side.

Below are some of the more Cthulhu Mythos-related pieces posted in the last few months, excluding the seemingly-endless Cthulhu idol pieces:

An elder god idol.

A page from the Necronomicon itself.

An infernal polyhedron, lit through some mysterious internal means.

The Mighty Old One

This one is actually a light fixture.

Beyond the specifically Love-craft related props, they also have numerous fantastic and paranormal props as well. Some of my favorites:

A life-size mermaid fossil

The Mongolian Deathworm (For Megh)

And another

A preserved fairy

An alien fetus in it's containment capsule

Another, uglier fairy

The hand of Sasquatch itself

Propnomicon also features a slew of props from other media like video games, movies, and television. The recreations are always of top quality and fantastic workmanship.

I highly recommend checking it out (at propnomicon.blogspot.com, once again) and scrolling through a few pages, I'm sure you'll find something you'll like. There's a little something from everyone, and a whole slew of tutorials to be found as well. They even inspired me to create m' own cthulhu out of sculpey:

That's all for now! Have a good day. Sit down, relax, brew up some chamomile. Maybe eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, like you used to when you were a kid, back when you had time to relax and enjoy the little things. Don't worry about your chores, do them later. Today is about YOU, so enjoy yourself. Because you deserve it. You deserve Tazo® Calm™ Full Leaf Tea, a soothing chamomile blend with rosebuds and herbs, available only at Starbucks®.